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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
the language in the novel really is beyond the bounds of decency
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as in confines
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
colored outside the bounds of the drawing
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as in to border
to serve as a border for
being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality
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as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal
I am bound and determined to write a novel before I turn 30
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Recent Examples of bound
Eddy Azad, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The Cougars simply punted the ball out of bounds at a near-comical level through the final 40 minutes, papercuts that bled the clock dry.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Planned for Fremont’s Centerville district on a site bounded by Fremont Boulevard, Peralta Boulevard, Parish Avenue, and Jason Way, all the units would be affordable, city files show.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Over that time, galaxies, galaxy groups, and galaxy clusters all formed bound structures.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
What hasn’t changed is the simple truth that lasting growth usually doesn’t happen in great leaps and bounds.
—Eddy Azad, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The Cougars simply punted the ball out of bounds at a near-comical level through the final 40 minutes, papercuts that bled the clock dry.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Verb
The girl hurled the ball all the way down the hallway, and Hadley bounded happily to retrieve and gently return it.
—Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Planned for Fremont’s Centerville district on a site bounded by Fremont Boulevard, Peralta Boulevard, Parish Avenue, and Jason Way, all the units would be affordable, city files show.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Adjective
The bound, heavy scriptures were placed on the cot and carried off in a procession to its sleeping quarters.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Over that time, galaxies, galaxy groups, and galaxy clusters all formed bound structures.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bound
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There's the hope for more structure and consistent rules around things like roster limits, construction, spending, oversight and enforcement.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Though putting olive oil in coffee isn’t technically a traditional Italian custom, Starbucks has a history of pushing limits to discover new, unexpected ways to innovate around coffee.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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This represents one major leap in the direction of authoritarianism — the president directly raiding the public coffers to enrich cronies, not just via his corrupt business dealings and pseudo-bribes from foreign governments, but straight up getting checks from the public treasury.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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There are thousands of other viruses circulating in wildlife that could also make the leap.—
Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
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But Kyiv’s early embrace of drones, and the mass-industrialization of their accuracy and power, has begun to exact a defining toll on Moscow.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Taken together, those cultural threads help explain why food – and especially meat – carries an outsized symbolic role in Texas politics, where the official state dish, adopted in 1977, is chili, defined by its significant meat base.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The move includes entry restrictions on non-citizens who have been in the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan, which borders both affected countries, in the previous 21 days, as well as screening and monitoring of people arriving from these countries.—
Jamie Gumbrecht,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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Hyde Park, where Muhammad was born, is the South Side neighborhood bordering the Obama Presidential Center opening this summer, another chance to introduce Mahari to a global audience.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Those suborbital hops were paused in January so the company could focus on New Glenn and upcoming moonshots.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Not well known in the investment community, Gill hopped on Reddit to pitch reasons to invest in GameStop in the subreddit WallStreetBets.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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In just 18 months, the number of small businesses (using artificial intelligence) to support their marketing efforts has jumped to 43%, according to a recent survey of 34,000 small businesses by the QuickBooks 2026 AI Impact Report.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The stunned crowd at Nu Stadium got quiet, even as La Familia kept singing and jumping up and down.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2026
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Ukraine’s two anti-corruption agencies have been so determined to win the fight against graft that theft on that sort of scale is no longer possible.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
24 May 2026
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Shannon said that after learning Powell’s story, they were determined to reconnect him with his family and document his journey.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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The city’s Lake Austin overlay adds another layer of limitation, regulating how owners can build near the water, including the size, placement and expansion of homes, docks, bulkheads and other shoreline improvements within 1,000 feet of the lake.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The authors were careful to note the limitations of the current evidence.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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“Bound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bound. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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